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WordStar displays a "Print Wait" message.

This message does not indicate a problem. It just lets you know that printing
has paused for some reason, for example, you may have added a pause printing
command to the file, or your printer may be out of paper. You need to display
the Printing screen to see an explanation of why the printer paused.
To display the Printing screen, choose Print a file from the File pull-down, or
press P at the classic Opening Menu or "KP from the editing screen.
Do whatever you need to do, then follow the instructions onscreen to start
printing again or to abandon printing if you prefer.
WordStar displays a "Printer may not be ready" message.
Check that your printer is turned on and has paper. If the printer is ready, you
may have specified the wrong printer port. See the second bulleted item for the
problem liThe printer isn't printingll at the beginning of this section for
information on checking the printer port.
The wrong fonts appear in the printed document.
When you add fonts to a document, you choose from a list of fonts available on
the default printer for this document. If you print the document on any other
printer, WordStar automatically chooses the closest available font on the new
printer.
If you print the document on your default printer but don't get the fonts you
specified, it may be due to one of the following reasons:
• If your printer uses downloaded fonts, remember to download the fontsto
the printer each time the printer is turned off and on again.
• You may have inadvertently cleared fonts from your printer's memory. If
you specified that the fonts you downloaded be temporary and then reset
your printer, the fonts were erased. Download the fonts again.
• Your difficulty may be due to the memory limitations of your printer. Every
printer has a limit to the number of fonts it can print on one page.
• If you are connected to your printer by means of a network, you can lose
access to fonts in the following ways:
Another network user may have downloaded fonts, overwriting yours.
Network users should arrange some kind of system for downloading and
clearing fonts to avoid this type of problem.
The network may not be able to download all the fonts you specified. Some
networks have a IIholdll command that waits until you unlink from the printer
before downloading fonts.

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